‘Dead’ Indian teen wakes up on way to his own funeral

A teenager who was on his way to his last rites woke up while on way to his own funeral shocking family members. The incident took place in India’s Dharwad village in Karnataka state, and since being reported, people are visiting the boy who woke up from the dead.

The ‘dead’ teen has been identified as Kumar Marewad, who experienced very high fever after being bitten by a stray dog earlier this month. Last week, his fever spiked and his family took him to the hospital to be admitted.

Looking at the 17-year-old boy’s state, doctors at Dharwad Hospital told the family that Marewad would not survive without life support after which the family made the tough call to take him off the ventilator.

“We had decided to take Kumar home after doctors told us his chances of survival were bleak once taken off the ventilator,” said Kumar’s brother-in-law Sharanappa Naikar.

After getting off the life support system, Kumar lay on the bed motionless and his family presumed that he had passed away. They started making funeral arrangements for him and informed the villagers about his death.

On his way to the ritual site for his last rites, Kumar opened his eyes with rapid breathing and started moving his arms and legs around. The villagers and Kumar’s family were shocked but they immediately took him to a nearby hospital where he was put back on the ventilator.

His current physician, Dr Mahesh Neelakhantannavar said that they “suspect he suffers from meningoencephalitis, an infection caused due to dog bite”.

Kumar, son of daily wage labourers, left school after grade 9 to support his family. “Kumar stopped going to school after class IX to support us. He used to work as a construction worker. His elder brother is physically challenged. We need support for his treatment,” his parents Ningappa and Manjula said.

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